High potential and gifted education
Some students learn faster and more easily than others. These students may shine in creativity, thinking, leadership or sport.
At our school, we recognise and nurture these strengths early. We support advanced learners with great lessons and activities to help them grow and thrive.
Why choose us for your high potential or gifted child?
Recognising potential and developing talent
Our teachers find potential and nurture our students to be the best they can be.
Tailored lessons
Each student has different abilities. Teachers respond to each student’s ability by providing extra challenges and extension activities to keep learning exciting and engaging.
Rich opportunities and activities
Students can take part in opportunities to develop their talent in the arts, sport, leadership and more.
Opening doors to wider experiences
Our students can participate in a wide range of state-wide opportunities that aim to extend and enrich student potential.
What is high potential and gifted education?
High potential and gifted education (HPGE) is how our school supports students with advanced learning needs.
We do this through:
- effective teaching strategies like enrichment, extension and acceleration
- tailored support during lessons that stretch, challenge and inspire
- access to a wide range of opportunities both within and beyond our school.
Aurora College
Aurora College is the state’s virtual school servicing rural and remote students. The college provides access to subjects that wouldn’t otherwise be taught outside of a metropolitan area. This includes special interest and advanced courses.
The studies are undertaken in dedicated Aurora study areas. Applications for Aurora College are based on academic merit. If you are interested in applying, please speak to your Year Adviser.
MASE/SISP Program
The STEM Industry School Partnerships (SISP) program is a partnership between schools, industry, business, government, universities, the vocational education sector and other key stakeholders. The SISP program has established Academies of STEM Excellence in nine regional locations around NSW.
Academies of STEM Excellence are learning communities usually consisting of a hub secondary school working collaboratively with their partner primary schools. They aim to improve STEM knowledge within the community and inspire students to develop a passion for STEM.
The Murrumbidgee Academy of STEM Excellence (MASE) is based at Griffith High School. The focus areas for MASE are Agri-Tech, Advanced Manufacturing and the Virtual STEM Academy.
Virtual STEM Academy
The NSW Virtual STEM Academy is based at Murrumbidgee Regional High School. The program enables students from across New South Wales to connect virtually and solve global, national and local STEM challenges while developing their collaboration, communication, critical thinking and creativity. The Virtual STEM Academy aims to provide equal access to STEM learning for under-represented and disadvantaged students in regional, rural and remote areas across Australia.
Our high potential and gifted education opportunities
Our students engage with HPGE education in the classroom, in our school, and across NSW.
- Differentiated tasks that adjust pace, complexity and higher-order thinking
- Formative assessment to monitor growth and adapt learning
- Advanced learning pathways, including accelerated or compacted content
- Explicit teaching of critical thinking and problem-solving strategies
- Supportive learning environments that enable exploration and self-assessment
- Strengths-based feedback and goal setting
- Opportunities for leadership within the classroom
- Structured peer collaboration and reflection
- Safe learning environments that encourage confidence, risk-taking and perseverance
- School band
- Dance group
- After school art club
- Visual arts, music and drama showcases
- Student Representative Council (SRC) and Student Leadership Team (SLT)
- Well Done Club for students with excellent attendance and behaviour
- Coding club
- Access to AURORA virtual classroom
- Access to the Virtual STEM Academy
- Partnership with the Murrumbidgee Academy of STEM Excellence
- Host of the Science and Engineering Challenge which links students with members of local business
- Combined High School and Riverina Representative Sport for aspiring athletes
- Debating and public speaking teams that compete at regional and state levels
- Participation in the Australian Geography, English, Science and Mathematics Competitions
- The chess team which competes at a regional level
- DOVE student leadership
- The Yirra Miya Indigenous dance troupe which has performed at school events, council events and at the Department of Education's School Spectacular
- FIRST Lego League team which made 10th in the state in 2025
- The Deadly STEMer team which provides opportunities for Indigenous students interested in STEM
- F1 in Schools racing team which has competed at a state level
- Orbispace which has allowed young women to participate in STEM summits with schools from across the state
- BIOTech Futures which provides mentorship to aspiring biomedical engineers
Help for your high potential child
If your child shows signs of high potential, contact us. We can share how our HPGE support can guide their learning journey.
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